Part One : The Vatican cemetery --
The Vatican area in classical times --
The Vatican cemetery-I : lay-out and chronology ; three representative tombs --
The Vatican cemetery-II : architecture and art --
The Vatican cemetery-III : the owners and occupants --
their social position and beliefs --
Part Two : The shrine of St. Peter --
The Petrine tradition --
The Pre-Constantinian shrine --
Constantine's church --
Epilogue : St. Peter's and the art and architecture of Western Europe.